low carb Chicken Parm Meatballs

Low carb comfort food is ready to awaken your taste buds with this recipe! One of my favorite high carb dinners is chicken parm and like I always say- surviving on a low carb diet is all about finding a healthy alternative to anything and everything that you're craving. This recipe will do just that. Serve these meatballs as a dinner or lunch prep with some zucchini noodles or spaghetti squash OR make smaller meatballs and pop some toothpicks in them and serve them as an appetizer or as a snack during game day! They are also a low calorie bite as well! Everyone will enjoy these so definitely try them out! Did I mention they're super easy?? You all know me by now and everything is delicious and super easy when it comes to cooking great food!

low carb Chicken Parm Meatballs- makes 12 medium sized meatballs
1 lb ground chicken
1 egg
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp red pepper flake (optional)
1 tsp dried oregano
1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1/2 cup finely grated parmesan cheese
Pinch of salt and pepper
2 Tbsp olive oil

1 cup marinara sauce, I used Victoria Fradiavolo in this recipe
1 Tbsp finely grated parmesan cheese
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
In a large bowl add the ground chicken, egg, onion powder, red pepper flake (if using), dried oregano, fresh parsley, chopped garlic, the 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese and a pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper.
Using clean hands mix everything together until well combined.

In a 10 inch skillet (use a skillet that can go from the stove to the oven, I use THIS cast iron skillet)
and heat 2 Tbsp of olive oil over medium/ medium high heat.

Form the ground chicken mixture into meatballs and drop them onto the skillet. Let cook for 4-5 minutes. Flip over and cook another 1-2 minutes.

Turn off the heat.

Add in the sauce then top each meatball with the remaining Tbsp of parmesan cheese and the 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese.

Bake in the oven 10-12 minutes or until the meatballs are cooked through.
*Be careful because the skillet will be very hot*
Enjoy!

Nutritional Info 

(for one meatball with sauce and cheese - when making 12 total)

113 Calories

1.2g of Net Carbs

11.5g Protein